Walter "Wolfman" Washington Live at 'North Sea Jazz Heats The Hague', The Hague, The Netherlands - 1988.
Walter "Wolfman" Washington (December 20, 1943 – December 22, 2022) was an American singer and guitarist, based in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. While his roots were in blues music, he blended in the essence of funk and R&B to create his own unique sound.
Washington was born in New Orleans, and whilst still in his teens, he was invited to play in Lee Dorsey's band. In the mid 1960s, Washington formed the All Fools Band, and played at clubs in New Orleans. In the 1970s, he joined Johnny Adams' band. He played with Adams for 20 years, both performing live and also appearing on his records. During this time he continued to work as a solo artist, and in the late 1970s formed his own band, the Roadmasters, and toured Europe with them. Washington released his first solo album Rainin' In My Life in 1981 from a small local label Hep' Me. He landed a contract with Rounder Records in 1985, and he released three albums with that label. After the Rounder days, he also released an album, Sada, on Point Blank Records. Washington started to play regularly with two New Orleans musicians, the organist Joe Krown and the drummer Russell Batiste, Jr., working as a trio at the Maple Leaf Bar.
In 2008, he released Doin' the Funky Thing, his first album in many years. Live at the Maple Leaf, a live recording by Krown, Washington, Batiste was also released in the same year.
Washington died of cancer in New Orleans, on December 22, 2022, two days after his 79th birthday.
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Back in 1988 the North Sea Jazz festival organized a club tour the week before the festival started; 'North Sea Jazz Heats The Hague'. One of the big acts was Walter "Wolfman" Washington. They played at de Zwarte Ruiter (the Black Horseman).
Shot with a Sony M3a on a Miller tripod, recorded on U-matic.
Sound by Frits Erkens (he used a XY setup with two Sennheiser 416).
(Credits and source: Maarten Toner).
